This essay by Rabbi Mary Raskin was presented as a talk at the yearly retreat of the Society for Humanistic Judaism (SHJ) Board of Directors, April 28, 2023 Detroit, MI. Rabbi Raskin is the president of the SHJ and the […]
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This playlist of 15 videos is the 2021/5781 Shavot program presented by International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism in collaboration with Society for Humanistic Judaism. From the IISHJ Youtube Playlist description: “Secular Humanistic Jews celebrate Shavuot with Jewish literature and […]
SHJ Board Member, James McDevitt-Phelps, has created a list of fun activities related to Jewish tradition and holiday celebrations that we’re excited to share with you! Enjoy this activity with your family, a friend, or for some quiet alone time! […]
SHJ’s social justice initiative Jews for a Secular Democracy received wonderful coverage of its program “Religion-Government Separation in Michigan Today with State Senators Moss and Bayer,” hosted by the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit on April 29, 2023. […]
On August 6, 2022, Rabbinic Candidate Eva Cohen (Or Emet, Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism), at the request of the Association for Humanistic Rabbis, presented a document outlining best practice policy recommendations for Covid 19 for Secular Humanistic communities. We […]
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At each SHJ Board Meeting a Board Member is asked to reflect on the SHJ’s mission. Allan Malkis, President of Or Emet, Minnesota Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, and their designated representative on the Board shared his personal reflections on finding […]
This article was originally published in the Spring 2021 Humanistic Judaism Magazine. It was written by Lincoln Dow. Lincoln is the Community Organizer of Jews for a Secular Democracy, a pluralistic initiative of the Society for Humanistic Judaism. He studies politics […]
This poem is part of an article on Humanistic Jews and Mussar that will be published in the Summer 2023 issue of Humanistic Judaism magazine. Mussar and Humanism on a Walk By J. Bruce Hillenberg, Ph.D. There is splendor and […]
This lecture was given during the Friday Night Service held on July 17, 2015 at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism of Metro Detroit (formerly Birmingham Temple) Farmington Hills, Michigan. Prof. Mike Whitty speaks to the following questions: Is marijuana safer […]